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Anissa
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So I was scheduled for the 16th of April but now that will change. Basically my doctors office staff leaves alot to be desired and since I am self pay the added cost for hernia repair was a deal breaker. They wouldn't submit to insurance because they "usually don't get approved" what a ridiculous answer! I was denied surgery by insurance which I had to hound them to do that correctly-which I'm not sure if they submitted correctly or not but I was going to go forward regardless until the hernia issue.

Anyway now I'm going through True Results they charge 5500 with hernia repair which is cheaper than just the lap band with my previous doctor and they are closer to where I live. Anyway I hope medical records get transferred quickly so I can move forward- hope to get banded now the last week in April or maybe May.

Sorry for the rant but I just had to get this off my chest.

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Not a rant at all. Its disappointing for us all to hit roadblocks. SOunds like having to change drs though i sa good thing for you cause sounds like the last one you had was not going to be a good dr to have on your team long run. So lets look at it as a good thing :) As for may hey its going to be a GOOD Month :)

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Rant away! That's what we're here for. Sounds like your making the best move even if you do have to push the date back a bit.

May is going to be an exciting month.

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Hopefully all turns out well. Sounds like you made a good decision though, especially if you are less than satisfied with the surgeon you had.

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So I was scheduled for the 16th of April but now that will change. Basically my doctors office staff leaves alot to be desired and since I am self pay the added cost for hernia repair was a deal breaker. They wouldn't submit to insurance because they "usually don't get approved" what a ridiculous answer! I was denied surgery by insurance which I had to hound them to do that correctly-which I'm not sure if they submitted correctly or not but I was going to go forward regardless until the hernia issue.

Anyway now I'm going through True Results they charge 5500 with hernia repair which is cheaper than just the lap band with my previous doctor and they are closer to where I live. Anyway I hope medical records get transferred quickly so I can move forward- hope to get banded now the last week in April or maybe May.

Sorry for the rant but I just had to get this off my chest.

Anissa - it may be quicker than you expect with True Results. I am going through the one in Houston. I am also doing there Hernia plan which means they will submit part of the surgery through your insurance leaving $5500 out of pocket. They offer financing for that as well. I had an EGD to determine if I even had a hernia and I did. I was scheduled 2 weeks after that. It was postponed...but only because when they did the EGD they tested me for other stuff too and one of them came back positive for H.Pylori...so I had to go through 2 weeks of antibiotics to get rid of it. I am being banded this Tuesday. So exciting...

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WooHoo!!!!New date is April 30th so far True Results Rocks :)

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